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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2019

Memorial Spotlights the Man Behind Nipsey Hussle Rap Persona

By Jonathan Landrum, Jr.

LOS ANGELES (AP)—Thousands flocked to remember the life of Nipsey Hussle at a packed memorial service Thursday that provided mourners with a deeper appreciation of Ermias Asghedom, the man behind the up-and-coming hip-hop persona.

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ome of people who knew Hussle best, from his actress-fiancee Lauren London, dear friend Snoop Dogg and his mother shared their most personal stories about the rapper during the three-hour service held in Los Angeles’ Staples Center.

The 21,000 seat venue hosted its first celebrity funeral since Michael Jackson’s in 2009, ending with a montage of videos of the rapper set to his song, “Dedication.”

Hussle’s casket, draped in the flag of his father’s native country, Eritrea in East Africa, then embarked on a 25-mile tour of the city, drawing thousands to the streets to catch a glimpse of the recently-anointed hometown hero.

Police kept an eye on the crowd, which appeared largely peaceful. At one point, people sat atop a police car spray-painted with the words: “Nips in Paradise.”

London shared a text message sent she sent the rapper in January calling him “my turn up and my church.” She spoke about learning so much from being in his presence as her provider and protector but turned sad at the thought of their son being unable to remember his dad.

“My pain is for my two-year-old,” she said.

After the service, she revealed a fresh tattoo of Hussle on her forearm, writing in an Instagram post that “Real Love Never Dies” and that from now on “When you see me, you will always see him.”

Hussle’s mother, Angelique Smith, spoke calmly about her being in “perfect peace” and “happy and complete” despite her son’s death.

She declared: “Ermias was a legacy.”

She called him a “superhero” who wasn’t afraid to lead, recounting a story about Ermias at 9-years-old running down the middle of the street to flag down a firetruck to extinguish her car’s engine that went under flames.

Miraculously, the car still ran.

“We’re burning but not destroyed,” Smith said.

Snoop Dogg talked candidly about Hussle being a visionary and meeting him for the first time.

“Most rappers when they push up on Snoop Dogg with a mixtape, this is their line:

Aretha Franklin

Makes History with Posthumous Pulitzer Win

By Staff Reports

Photo by Tyrone Cole for The Bulletin

Nipsey Hussle’s mother, Angelique Smith attending her son’s funeral.

NEW YORK (AP)—Aretha Franklin is still getting R-E-S-P-E-C-T after death: The Queen of Soul received the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation honor Monday, becoming the first individual woman to earn a special citation prize since the honor was first awarded in 1930.

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In his 2016 song “Ocean Views,” he rapped about having a Stevie Wonder song played at his funeral. The legendary singer took the stage to perform “Rocket Man,” one of Hussle’s favorites.

‘Ahh, dawg, listen to my music. I can make you a million dollars,”’ Dogg said. “Nipsey’s line was, ‘Hey homie, listen to my music. Just give it a listen.’ That’s it? No record deal? You don’t want to get put on? So to me, he had vision to know and understand that I don’t want to be handed out nothing. I’m going to come and get mine.”

Hussle was shot to death March 31 while standing outside The Marathon, his South Los Angeles clothing store, not far from where the rapper grew up.

Eric R. Holder Jr., who has been charged with killing Hussle, has pleaded not guilty. Police have said Holder and Hussle had several interactions the day of the shooting and have described it as being the result of a personal dispute. n Hussle, see page 9

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he Pulitzer board said the award was given to Franklin for “her indelible contribution to American music and culture for more than five decades.”

Franklin died on Aug. 16 at her home in Detroit from pancreatic cancer at age 76.

The superstar musician was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when she entered the prestigious organization in 1987.

The Pulitzer board most recently awarded a special citation prize in 2010 to Hank Williams, the country music legend who died in 1953. From the arts world, other recipients include Duke Ellington, Bob Dylan, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, George Gershwin, Ray Bradbury, William Schuman, Milton Babbitt, Scott Joplin, Roger Sessions, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Before Monday, only 41 special citation prizes had been awarded since 1930, and winners have ranged from individual people to organizations and groups, including the New York Times, writers E.B. White, Alex Haley and Kenneth Roberts, and Columbia University and its Graduate School of Journalism.

Franklin and the Capital Gazette newspaper received special citation honors this year.

“Aretha is blessed and highly favored even in death. She’s continued to receive multiple awards—she’s received almost every award imaginable and now to get the Pulitzer Prize, it’s just amazing,” Sabrina Owens, Franklin’s niece and the executor of her estate, said in an interview with The Associated Press on Monday. “Aretha continues to bless us with her music and just paving the way for women going forward. It’s thrilling. She would be so happy right now.”

When Owens heard the news that Franklin won a Pulitzer, she and the family were “surprised but in another way we were not because that’s just the kind of person Aretha was.”

“She was just very gifted and talented, and the world is still recognizing that,” she said.

Franklin’s inclusion into the exclusive club re-confirms the impact her music—and

“Aretha is blessed and highly favored even in death. She’s continued to receive multiple awards… now to get the Pulitzer Prize, it’s just amazing.”

Sabrina Owens, Miss Franklin’s niece

Photo by Dennis J. Freeman for The Bulletin

Easy Choice Health Plan held a Community Health Fair on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Roy Campanella Park in Compton. The daylong event provided residents in the local neighborhood and community with healthy eating choices, a wellness awareness program, free mammogram and blood pressure checks, as well as live entertainment. The event was planned in partnership with the Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation.

voice—had and continues to have on the world. She became a cultural icon and genius of American song, considered by many to be the greatest popular vocalist of her time. Her voice transcended age, category and her own life.

Franklin was professional singer and accomplished pianist by her late teens and a sun Aretha, see page 5

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NEWS

Novelist Will Alexander to Be Featured Speaker at CSUDH

His greatest focus is on issues related to worldwide social justice and connections between language and consciousness.

CARSON—Nationally-renowned novelist and American Book Award winner Will Alexander will be the featured speaker for California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) 2019 Patricia Eliet Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, April 23, from 7 to 9 p.m., in Loker Student Union Ballroom. The free lecture is hosted by CSUDH’s Department of English and is open to the public.

Alexander has written more than 30 books and chapbooks, including Singing in Magnetic Hoofbeat: Essays, Prose, Texts, Interviews, and a Lecture, which won the American Book Award in 2013, and The Sri Lankan Loxodrome and Across the Vapour Gulf, recent collections of poetry from New Directions Press. He was also honored with the 2016 Jackson Prize for poetry.

Alexander’s work explores a huge range of human experience, including art, physics, bota-

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ny, history, astronomy, and architecture, but his greatest focus is on issues related to worldwide social justice and connections between language and consciousness. A multifaceted artist, he is also a prominent poet, essayist, playwright, aphorist, visual artist, and pianist.

In describing Alexander’s work, distinguished poet Harryette Mullen has said, “His literary influences connect him to an international avant-garde, just as his experience as an African American connects him to a black diaspora, and to the political struggles of Third World people.”

Alexander has also been a Whiting Fellow and a California Arts Council Fellow. Currently, he is the poet-in-residence at the Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center in Venice, Ca., which honored him with a Lifetime Achievement Award, and he serves as a lecturer at both Pomona College and Portland State University.

City of Carson Received SolSmart Special Recognition Award for Demonstrating Solar Excellence

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27. A cool ____, as in money 28. Come off 30. Type of cabbage 33. Never without “n” 35. Infection of the eyelid, pl.

38. Ethiopian currency 39. Sea swallows 41. Arm bone 42. Best of the crop 44. Aid in crime 45. Away from wind 46. Sourly 48. Snakelike reef dweller 50. Winter glider 51. ____ as a fiddle 52. Peter of the Lost Boys 53. *”The Most Exciting ____ ____ in Sports” 59. December 24 and 31

61. Bear’s hang-out 62. Retire from military 64. *Official flower of the Kentucky Derby 65. Attention-getting interjection 66. Napoleon’s stay on St. Helena, e.g.

67. Bear constellation 68. Play on words, pl.

69. *Between walk and canter DOWN 1. Longest division of time 2. Objectivity preventer 3. Like most-desired ribbon 4. Evening in Roma 5. Turn red 6. Co-eds’ military org.

7. Isaac’s firstborn 8. Informal wear 9. Part of play 10. *____ Downs 11. Olden day women’s riding garb 12. Dutch cheese 14. Home to Burj Khalifa 21. Florida Key, e.g.

22. Steeped beverages 26. Opposite of potential 27. Caribbean rattle 28. *Race, literally 29. European sea eagle 30. *Official Kentucky Derby

broadcaster 31. Lungful 32. *Second leg of the Triple Crown 34. Calf at a grocery store 36. Between NE and E 37. Sigma Alpha Epsilon 40. Beer garden mug 43. Catcher’s catcher 47. Drooping neck skin 49. Chopin’s composition 50. Relish tastebuds’ sensation 51. Law business entities 52. Paddington Bear’s homeland 54. Pearl Harbor island 55. Demeanor 56. SMS 57. Chieftain in Arabia 58. Aria, e.g.

60. Poseidon’s domain 63. *Trifecta or Exacta

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

CARSON—The City of Carson was presented with a Special Recognition Award which celebrates and shines a light on communities that have gone above and beyond – earning at least 60% of the total points available in one or more of the eight SolSmart categories of Permitting; Planning, Zoning and Development; Inspection; Construction Codes; Solar Rights; Utility Engagement; Community Engagement; and Marketing, Development and Finance.

“I am especially proud that our community is headed in the right direction in conserving energy and saving money as well as being environmentally conscientious,” said Carson Mayor Albert Robles.

City of Cason received an award for excellence in the

Gold category. As a SolSmart Special Recognition Award winner, City of Carson joins an exclusive and diverse group of communities from across the U.S. who have not only satisfied the minimum requirements, but exceeded the high standards established by the SolSmart Criteria Advisory Committee.

SolSmart is a national designation program, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office through the Solar Powering America by Recognizing Communities (SPARC) initiative, designed to recognize communities that have taken key steps to address local barriers to solar energy and foster the growth of mature local solar markets.

A growing number of cities and counties nationwide

have achieved SolSmart designation since the program launched in 2016. Local governments can sign up to join the SolSmart program by visiting SolSmart.org.

Report: Nipsey Hussle Provided for His Family, Obviating Need for Fund-Raising

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OS ANGELES (CNS)—Nipsey Hussle’s family is politely shutting down any fundraising efforts to support his kids—even from celebrities—because their father made sure they’d be financially secure, it was reported Tuesday.

Sources close to Hussle’s family tell the celebrity news website TMZ.com that Nipsey made sure his two children, Emani and Kross Asghedom, would never have to rely on other people for money.

While there have been multiple crowdfunding pages popping up for them - - including the one retired NFL star Reggie Bush started— the family wants everyone to know the kids are more than alright, according to TMZ. Nipsey was remembered as a savvy businessman during his celebration of life. He owned all of his master recordings, his Marathon Clothing store, and he also set up multiple trust funds to make sure his kids and family would never need a handout.

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NEWS Dodgers Foundation, Kershaw’s Challenge to Construct ‘FIELD 42’ in The City of Compton CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN THIS YEAR ON DODGERS DREAMFIELDS 52 AND 53 IN COMMEMORATION OF JACKIE ROBINSON’S 100TH BIRTHDAY

Lynwood Community Adult School student Henry Velasco has been chosen as an Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) “Every Student Succeeding” nominee. Velasco joined the school in 2017 and will graduate with his high school diploma in 2020.

Lynwood Unified Adult School Announces ‘Every Student Succeeding’ Nominee

By Staff Reports

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) and Kershaw’s Challenge announced Tuesday a partnership to refurbish Jackie Robinson Stadium and construct a new “Field 42” at Gonzales Park in the City of Compton. The project, which was unveiled during Jackie Robinson Day ceremonies at Dodger Stadium, will commemorate the 100th birthday of Jackie Robinson. Construction will begin later this year on Dodgers Dreamfields 52 and 53, which will continue LADF’s commitment to build 75 Dodgers Dreamfields by the 75th anniversary of the Dodgers’ move to Los Angeles in 2033.

“Jackie Robinson Day is

always a special day in Los Angeles, and it’s hard to think of a better way to honor his legacy and celebrate his centennial birthday than by increasing access to youth baseball and softball in Compton,” said Nichol Whiteman, Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation CEO. “The Gonzales Park Dodgers Dreamfields, renovating Jackie Robinson Stadium and building ‘Field 42,’ are large-scale projects, and we couldn’t do it without the support of Clayton and Ellen Kershaw and Kershaw’s Challenge. We’re grateful to have such amazing partners for this project, and look forward to continued joint ventures in the future.”

This marks the third Dodgers Dreamfield location that Clayton and Ellen Ker-

shaw have supported along with the universally accessible field at Baldwin Hills Recreation Center and the 50th Dreamfield at Algin Sutton Recreation Center. In addition to the commitment of Kershaw’s Challenge, Clayton Kershaw will help give a lucky fan the ultimate Dodgers gameday experience and raise funds for the project through a sweepstakes, which includes a game of catch with the lefthander, roundtrip airfare to Los Angeles and a four-star hotel accommodation, a pregame tour and batting practice experience, a Kershaw autographed baseball and two tickets in the Lexus Dugout Club. All proceeds from the sweepstakes will go towards the completion of the Gonzan Dodgers, see page 9

LYNWOOOD—Lynwood Unified Commu- ing I am getting my work done and focusing on nity Adult School (LCAS) student Henry Velas- my future after I get my diploma. The friends I co was once without food or shelter, but despite have made here have also motivated me to get those obstacles he made it his goal to return to all my credits and attend college.” school and further his education by obtaining Velasco, who is known for his leadership his high school diploma and attending college. skills, is one of the first to volunteer to assist Velasco’s perseinstructors and to verance is one of the Velasco holds a 3.85 grade encourage his classmany reasons he was mates to do the same. point average as a full-time His teachers look at honored as the Association of California as an example to student who works 40 hours him School Administraother students and are tors (ACSA) Every inspired by his empaa week to help his family Student Succeeding thetic voice and dewith bills, food and rent.

Program nominee, an termination to advohonor given to stucate for classmates in dents who have shown growth and gained the the classroom and beyond. Velasco will receive knowledge and skills necessary to participate his high school diploma in 2020, achieving his effectively as citizens in their community. “never give up” approach to education.

Velasco holds a 3.85 grade point average as “We are so proud to have a student like a full-time student who works 40 hours a week Henry Velasco at Lynwood’s Community Adult to help his family with bills, food and rent. He School,” Superintendent Gudiel R. Crosthwaite credits becoming a student of LCAS, in August said. “He is the perfect example of the type of of 2017, for helping to push him forward in his students we serve at Lynwood Unified, and journey. students are continually inspired by his moti“My time at Lynwood Community Adult vation. Our adult school staff provides lifelong School has been great and I feel motivated to career and educational opportunities to all stulearn and actually enjoy going to school,” Velas- dents, while helping guide them to achieve their co said. “My teachers play a huge role in ensur- goals.”

Photo by Dennis J Freeman for The Bulletin An estimated 165 youths came out to Sibrie Park in Compton to receive Easter baskets, free shows, free clothing, play chess and participate in other activities on Saturday, April 13, 2019. A group of local organizations and civic-minded individuals decided to come together to bring Easter cheer to the community. Compton/Willowbrook Shell Station, the only African American-owned gas station in California, Heart 2 Heart Ministries as well as the Centennial Apache Alum and Willowbrook Pioneer Alum banded to together to bring joy to neighborhood youths and their parents.

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NEWS TONIGHT APRIL 17TH

Ella Mai

An R&B singer and songwriter with a casually commanding voice, Ella Mai wasn’t exactly an unknown artist before DJ Mustard signed her to his 10 Summers label, but the U.K. native hit the mainstream in 2018 with breakthrough single “Boo’d Up,” a sparkling slow jam that increased in popularity throughout the year. The single led to her Top Five self-titled debut album, which arrived that October and was followed shortly thereafter by a Grammy win for Best R&B Song.

Raised in southwest London, Ella Mai Howell moved to New York at the age of 12, then returned to England after she graduated from high school. In 2014, while attending the British and Irish Modern Music Institute in London, she competed on The X Factor as part of a trio named Arize, but the group didn’t advance beyond the initial audition and subsequently broke up. The following year, Ella Mai uploaded a solo EP of originals to SoundCloud and clips of covers to Instagram. The latter caught the attention of producer DJ Mustard, who in January 2016 announced that Mai had signed to his Interscope-dis-

tributed 10 Summers label. Mai made her proper debut the following month with Time, a poised EP of sleek, contemporary R&B. Featuring the Ty Dolla $ign collaboration “She Don’t,” the sixtrack release introduced an artist who could sing of fierce loyalty and ruthless spite in an incisive manner.

Mai quickly followed up with two more Mustard-assisted EPs: Change, a November 2016 release, and Ready, issued four months later. Ready highlight “Boo’d Up,” a love ballad reminiscent of R&B’s pre-new jack swing era, cracked the Billboard Hot 100 in April 2018 and three months later peaked at number five—an unusually long period of ascent. “Trip” arrived as “Boo’d Up” began its slide off the chart and reached number 11 in October, the month Ella Mai released her self-titled debut album.

Containing her two biggest hits to that point, Ella Mai debuted at number five on the Billboard 200. “Boo’d Up” was nominated for Grammy awards in the categories of Song of the Year (one of “the Big Four”) and Best R&B Song. At the early 2019 ceremony, she took home the prize for the latter.

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SATURDAY APRIL 20TH - EARTH DAY CELEBRATIONS

Beats & Bites 2019 Earth Day Festival

This year at “Beats & Bites 2019 Earth Day Festival” Compton families will be able to enjoy food, music, vendors and activities that provide information regarding health and wellness.

Topics such as eliminating mosquitoes in our community, energy efficiency, conservation and other aspects of how to help preserve our planet will be addressed.

Special Performances include Elaine Gibbs & the NU Soul Band, Kim Yarbrough & Jesse Campbell (of the Voice) and Ronnie Martin (from America’s Got Talent).

See you there!

11 am – 5 pm Davis Middle School, 621 West Poplar Street, Compton http://tinyurl.com/y5f29eoc Free, Family Friendly

Inglewood Earth Day Music Festival

In an effort to Protect and Respect the environment, the City of Inglewood invites the entire community to City Hall for our Annual Earth Day Music Festival. This year enjoy music from Con Funk Shun, Shanice, Kenny Lattimore, Eric Benet and many more!

Your Host for this Fun Filled Family Event will be Radio Personality Guy Black from 102.3 Radio Free KJLH.

APRIL 18TH – 28TH

A searing new adaptation of a contemporary classic about being black in America. The longing for social justice ignites a palpable rage in Richard Wright’s classic novel, Native Son. This new theatrical adaptation of Richard Wright’s seminal work brings Native Son, the classic novel about oppression, freedom and justice, bursting to life on stage as part of Block Party 2019.

Bigger Thomas wants more out of life, suffocated as he is by the rat-infested world of poverty and prejudice. But his aspirations in 1930s Chicago are sidetracked

when he makes a fateful decision while working for a well-to-do white family.

This insightful, urgent adaptation by Nambi E. Kelley comes to Culver City’s Kirk Douglas Theater as part of CTG’s Block Party, courtesy of the Antaeus Theatre Company.

“Antaeus is a classical theatre ensemble, used to doing Shakespeare, Chekhov and Shaw—but we’re thrilled to present a modern, cinematic adaptation of the classic American novel ‘Native Son’ that reimagines what a classic can be.” said Co-Artistic Director Bill Brochtrup.

8:00 pm To 10:00 pm Kirk Douglas Theatre, 9820 Washington Boulevard, Culver City https://www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/kirk-douglas-theatre/2018-19/block-party/ 213-628-2772 $25-$72

10:00 am - 6:00 pm Inglewood City Hall, South Lawn http://tinyurl.com/y6jky26r (310) 412-5333 Free, Family Friendly

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NEWS Tiger Woods’ Win Could Have Golf Industry Roaring Back

Back in LA, Late-Arriving Puig Homers off Kershaw

NEW YORK (AP)—Tiger Woods’ win at the Masters could revitalize the golf industry, which has struggled in the past decade while the game’s biggest star was hobbled by issues on and off the course.

Bridgestone Golf, whose logo was on the golf balls Woods used, says its website traffic soared after the Sunday win. PGA Tour Superstore, which sells golf equipment online, says sales were up over the weekend by 50% from a year ago.

And Golfsmith, the largest golf retail perstore said in a statement.

And shares of Nike, the sponsor chain in the U.S. at the time, filed for Apex Marketing Group, a brandthat stood by Woods after his 2009 bankruptcy protection and was later ing consulting company, estimated the car crash and reports of extramarital bought by Dick’s Sporting Goods. media exposure for Nike to be worth affairs, rose Monday, as did the stocks On Sunday, Nike didn’t waste time more than $22 million. Nike Inc.’s of other golf equipment makers that capitalizing on Woods’ win, posting a stock rose less than 1% Monday. aren’t connected to Woods. video on Twitter that had more than Shares of energy drink maker “The golf industry has been Monster Beverage Corp., a waiting for him to win again,” sponsor whose green logo “The golf industry has been said Rick Burton, a professor appears on Woods’ golf bag, at Syracuse University’s David about 2%. waiting for him to win again.” gained B. Falk College of Sport and Other golf companies Human Dynamics. TV ratings that aren’t connected to Rick Burton, Syracuse University of golf tournaments and sales Woods also saw a boost. of golf equipment are likely to rise, he 24 million views by Monday after- Club maker Callaway Golf Co.’s stock noted. noon. During the tournament, Woods rose 1.5%. And Acushnet Holdings Star athletes, he said, help draw wore head-to-toe Nike with the hard- Corp., maker of golf balls and other more people to the game. “It’s kind of to-miss swoosh logo on his hat, shirt, golfing equipment, added 1.7%. a tsunami effect,” Burton said. pants and shoes. PGA Tour SuperOn Monday, Bridgestone Golf It had been 11 years since Woods store said a red Nike shirt with a mock CEO Dan Murphy said in an interhad a major win—and enthusiasm turtleneck, similar to the one Woods view on business news network CNBC for golf seemed to wane during his wore, was its top seller over the week- that website traffic jumped 200% after drought as he battled injuries and end.

Woods’ win. worked to repair his reputation. Nike “After an incredible win at the “In the equipment business we stopped selling golf equipment in 2016 Masters, the Tiger effect is expected have an old saying: ‘Win on Sunday to focus on apparel. About a year later, to kick off the start of the golf season and sell on Monday,’” he said. “And rival Adidas sold off its golf business. better than expected,” PGA Tour Su- that’s what we’re doing.”

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perstar by her mid-20s.

Raised in Detroit, she recorded hundreds of tracks and had dozens of hits over the span of a half century, including 20 that reached No. 1 on the R&B charts.

But her reputation was defined by an extraordinary run of Top 10 smashes in the late 1960s, from the morning-after bliss of ”(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” to the wised-up “Chain of Fools” to her unstoppable call for “Respect,” transforming Otis Redding’s song into a classic worldwide anthem—especially for the feminist and civil rights movements— making it one of the most recognizable and heard songs of all-time.

She sold millions of albums and won countless awards, including 18 Grammys, the National Medal of Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.

She performed at the inaugurations of Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, and even sang at the funeral for civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks and at the dedication of Martin Luther King Jr’s memorial.

Rolling Stone ranked Franklin No.1 on its list of the Top 100 singers and she was also named one of the 20 most important entertainers of the 20th century by Time magazine, which celebrated her “mezzo-soprano, the gospel growls, the throaty howls, the girlish

vocal tickles, the swoops, the dives, the blue-sky high notes, the blue-sea low notes. Female vocalists don’t get the credit as innovators that male instrumentalists do. They should. Franklin has mastered her instrument as surely as John Coltrane mastered his sax.”

Franklin was born in Memphis, Tennessee, though her family moved to Buffalo, New York, and then settled in Detroit. She grew up singing in the church alongside her father Rev. C.L. Franklin, a prominent Baptist minister who recorded dozens of albums of sermons and music. She joined him on tour and she released a gospel album in 1956. Four years later, she signed with Columbia Records and when her contract ran out in 1966, she joined Atlantic Records.

That’s when she blazed the pop and R&B charts with a string of hits, including “Respect,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “Think,” “Chain of Fools,” “Day Dreaming,” “(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone,” “Rock Steady” and “Until You Come Back to Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do).”

Her Grammy-winning album, “Amazing Grace,” is one of the seminal albums in not only Franklin’s discography, but the canon of American pop music.

It is the basis for the recently released concert film “Amazing Grace,” filmed over two sessions in January 1972 at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts.

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At least one of the rapper’s wishes came true Thursday. In his 2016 song “Ocean Views,” he rapped about having a Stevie Wonder song played at his funeral. The legendary singer took the stage to perform “Rocket Man,” one of Hussle’s favorites.

Earlier in the ceremony, a montage of photos featuring the rapper from infancy, childhood and adulthood, with fellow rappers, his family and London, were shown to the crowd, set to Frank Sinatra’s “My Way.” Hussle’s children also appeared onstage to pay tribute. London’s son with rapper Lil Wayne, Cameron Carter, said days after Hussle died, he had a dream in which he saw the

rapper. “I realized Ermias told me what heaven was like. He told me it was paradise,” Cameron said.

Cameron then told the audience that Hussle would look at him through the window at times and say “respect.” Cameron then asked the crowd to say “respect” in unison, and the crowd sent the word booming through the arena.

For a decade, Hussle released much sought-after mixtapes that he sold out of the trunk of his car, helping him create a buzz and gain respect from rap purists and his peers. He said his stage name, a play on the 1960s and ‘70s rhyming standup comic Nipsey Russell, was given to him as a teen by an older friend because he was such a go-get-

ter—always hustling.

He charged $100 for his 2013 mixtape “Crenshaw,” scoring a cash and publicity coup when Jay-Z bought 100 copies for $10,000.

Last year, Hussle hit new heights with “Victory Lap,” his critically acclaimed major-label debut album on Atlantic Records that made several critics’ best-of lists. The album debuted at No. 4 on Billboard’s 200 albums charts and earned him a Grammy nomination.

But the rapper was also a beloved figure for his philanthropic work that went well beyond the usual celebrity “giving back” ethos. Following his death, political and community leaders were quick and effusive in their praise.

Hussle recently purchased the strip mall where The Marathon is located and planned to redevelop it, part of Hussle’s broader ambitions to remake the neighborhood where he grew up and attempt to break the cycle of gang life that lured him in when he was younger. His family and friends vowed to continue his work, and London told the crowd: “The marathon continues!”

Hussle’s brother, Samiel Asghedom, also breathed life into motto. He talked about how Hussle would assemble parts to build his first computer, but became emotional about his brother leaving his “heart and soul” on the popular intersection of Crenshaw and Slauson Avenue.

LOS ANGELES (AP)—Yasiel Puig was late arriving to Dodger Stadium Monday in his first game since being traded to Cincinnati.

He turned up with a bang once the game began.

Puig hammered a two-run homer in the first inning off Clayton Kershaw, who was making his season debut for the Dodgers.

Puig was greeted with a mix of boos and cheers as he rounded the bases to put the Reds ahead 2-0.

The Dodgers honored Puig, Matt Kemp, Alex Wood and Kyle Farmer in a pregame video that highlighted their time in LA. Puig, Kemp and Farmer doffed their caps in appreciation. Wood just rejoined the Reds after being injured.

Puig, from Cuba, awed fans with his cannon of an arm and infuriated management with his inconsistent efforts on the field during his six years with the Dodgers.

He missed receiving his National League Championship Series ring in person from Dodgers owner Mark Walter and other front-office personnel.

They presented the jewelry to Kemp, Wood and Farmer during an informal gathering outside the visitors’ clubhouse.

“Just the six of us sharing some stories, saying hello and

more so us thanking them for what they did to help us accomplish what we accomplished last year and wishing them well,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.

Asked about missing the gathering, Puig said, “He can send the ring to my locker or give it to me at batting practice.

He can give it to me in person, I don’t care.”

Roberts chuckled when asked if he was happy to be on the other team now when Puig’s name comes up. “Yeah, I am happy,” he said, smiling.

Roberts said he and Puig “are good,” and they’ve been in touch via text message and a phone call during spring training.

“This guy did a lot of things in the community and helped the Dodgers do a lot of good things,” the manager said. “When he’s motivated and incentivized, he’s a very good player.”

Puig was popular with Dodgers fans for his colorful personality, home-run trots and ability to throw out runners from right field. He made headlines away from the field when his Los Angeles home was burglarized multiple times.

At the ballpark, he was benched at times and the team considered trading him long before it did because of his perceived lack of hustle or interest in following orders.

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OP-ED Wordz of Wilson

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By Chelle Wilson

“The Need for Heroes” by Langston Hughes was featured in a 1941 issue of The Crisis.

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ughes was bothered by the Hughes believed heroes like these overwhelmingly negative would never make the news, writing images of African Ameri- “Why bother with the [news] at all? Look cans in the news, movies, around you for the living heroes who and books, as well as the growing era- are your neighbors—who may or may sure of Black heroes from the iconic— not always speak perfect English but like Denmark Vessey and Mary McLeod who are courageous, straightforward, Bethune, strong… to the not whose Why are so many just learning and so well words and known like thoughts about his heroics? My mother Sam Sologather up used to always say, “Give me my what is in mon, who in 1939 led our own flowers while I live.” I view her the first h e a r t s African and say it words a little differently now.

Americans clearly and to vote in plainly sitMiami, and Roscoe Dunjee, who in ting quietly in a chair in front of you.”

1915 started the Black Dispatch newsI remembered Hughes’ words as I paper in Oklahoma City to challenge began to read all the articles and tributes and expose racism and violent attacks celebrating the life and legacy of Nipsey on the community.

Hussle. I was saddened that I didn’t know more about Nipsey, his story, and all of his accomplishments before his passing.

From major national news outlets to local dailies, the “everyday hero” is featured all the time.

Recently, I’ve seen stories on a high school principal who installed washing machines, so his students wouldn’t miss school because of dirty clothes; a nurse that adopted a baby who had been in the hospital for over a year without any visitors; and a chef who left his Michelin Star-rated restaurant to try and add some flavor to school lunches in New York.

These are all heroic efforts, to be sure, but so are Nipsey’s.

That leaves me to wonder, why are so many just learning about his heroics? My mother used to always say, “Give me my flowers while I live.” I view her words a little differently now.

Nipsey Hussle’s transformative work in community development, entrepreneurship, economic empowerment and, efforts to end gang violence will be recorded in the Congressional Record, but all of this comes posthumously.

I believe celebrating our recorded a 47% increase in the number lenders would comply with MLA as part heroes does as much for us as of servicemember complaints. The fol- of its supervisory examinations. it does them. Most who put in lowing year, 2017 to 2018, the number “We are perplexed by reports indiwork to improve our commuof complaints were still rising at 12%. cating that the CFPB has determined nities, using whatever resources According to the Pentagon, military that it needs further statutory authorimembers can and do lose security clear- ty in order to conduct examinations for they have, don’t do it for flowers, ances and/or less than satisfactory dis- MLA violations,” wrote the AGs. “We applause, or any other recogcharges each year. Every discharged sol- are disappointed to learn that CFPB did nition. However, is it too much dier’s separation costs the government not consult the Defense Department in to ask of ourselves to let them an estimated $58,000. developing its new examination policy, know they are seen and valued?

“We have a need for heDespite this abundance of com- even though Congress specified that the roes, ” writes Hughes, “[heroes] plaints and warranted enforcement, Defense Department—not the CFPB— that will encourage and inspire CFPB’s first Trump-appointed leader, is the primary federal agency responsiour youth…to move and stir Mick Mulvaney as Acting CFPB Direc- ble for interpreting the MLA.” tor, turned an about face on our military The officials signing the letter to them to be forthright, strong, families by halting its use of its super- Mulvaney represent states as far west as clear-thinking, and unafraid.” visory powers to fulfill its mandate of Alaska and Hawaii, to as far east as Mas- I believe we have just that kind MLA enforcement. sachusetts and New York, and south- of hero all around us. Nipsey CFPB’s new Director Kathleen ward to Mississippi and North Carolina. Hussle may not have ever deKraninger made it clear that she sup- Together, these state officers understood scribed himself as a hero, but ports the same policies and practic- and embraced that when it comes to his mission to transform the es begun under her predecessor in a consumer finance, predatory lenders community that he both loved and lived in was heroic.

March 8 letter to Ranking Members of make no partisan distinction.

Let his sudden loss remind the Senate Armed Services Committee “There’s no utility in arguing the fine us to honor the Nipsey Hussles and the Committee on Banking, Hous- questionable difference between enright here in our own neighing and Urban Affairs. Further in a re- forcement and supervision,” said Scott borhoods, schools, churches, cent Capitol Hill hearing, as reported by Astrada, the Center for Responsible rec centers, community orgaPOLITICO, Director Kraninger went Lending’s Federal Advocacy Director. nizations, sororities, and fraeven further, claiming that Congress via “The bottom line is that consumers— legislation should provide CFPB with especially those serving in the mili- ternities. If we look, they are appropriate authority. tary—need their government’s protec- there. We will find them doing Confused? You’re not alone. tion against those who would exploit the important work Nipsey Last October, a bipartisan group of their personal finances and at the same embodied in life and death, 33 states attorneys general (AGs) wrote time, jeopardize their military service “more faith and less fear… then Acting CFPB Director Mulvaney and careers. Our nation should protect talking about dreams. Better following his announcement that the them with just as much dedication as to do it and let it be seen, cause then it’s clear.”

Bureau would no longer ensure that they give to protect all of us.”

CFPB Denies Duty to Enforce Military Lending Act DESPITE SUPPORT FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND CONGRESS financial stress diminished “military readiness”. Years later with the creation America’s 1.29 million mem- of the Consumer Financial Protection ber-strong, all-volunteer military in- Bureau (CFPB), MLA enforcement was cludes men and women from all 50 assigned to the new agency along with states, according to the U.S. Council on other laws, and MLA was updated to Foreign Relations. Regardless of race include the phrase, “shall be enforced or ethnicity, each made a choice and by the CFPB”. That kind of language swore an oath to protect our nation. To- eliminates discretion or interpretation, gether, they wear our nation’s uniforms thereby ensuring appropriate actions and carry our flag on assignments and when warranted.

For years, deployments in times of both “The bottom line is that CFPB’s enforcement levied fines peace and war. consumers—especially against businessI’d like to es that broke conbelieve that our those serving in the sumer finance entire nation laws and made respects and apmilitary—need their consumers finanpreciates their sacrificing ser- government’s protection cially whole with vice that takes against those who would proportional restitution.

From them away from July 2011 through families, our exploit their personal September 2017, stateside, and d e p l o y m e n t s . finances and at the same CFPB’s Office of Servicemember Further, while time, jeopardize their Affairs delivered these brave men and women pro- military service and careers.” $130 million of financial relief as tect us, the nation should also protect them—includ- a result of actions taken on 91,482 military complaints filed. In just one lending ing the clutches of predatory lending.

It was that kind of perspective that area—payday loans -- CFPB projected led to strong bipartisan enactment that servicemembers saved $35 million in 2006 of the Military Lending Act every year as a result of MLA rules.

Justification for continued aggres(MLA), a reform that was strongly supported by the Department of Defense. sive enforcement is attested to in CFPB’s At the time, DoD warned how severe own reports. From 2016 to 2017, CFPB

By Charlene Crowell

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OP-ED

Change the Currency to Reflect All of Us in America

(R-NY), has reintroduced the Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2019 (H.R. 1083) to require the Treasury DepartEvery day I wear a pair of medallions ment to put Tubman on the $20 bill. around my neck with portraits of two We must follow through and insist of my role models: Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth. As a child I read that as our nation prepares to celebrate the 100th anniversary of wombooks about Harriet Tubman and the en’s suffrage in 2020 we will be able to Underground Railroad. celebrate with redesigned American he and the indomitable and currency that reflects all of us.

When Secretary Lew originally eloquent Sojourner Truth represent countless anonymous announced this bill honoring Harslave women whose bodies and riet Tubman I celebrated with deep minds were abused and whose voic- joy and noted that she would not be es were muted by slavery, Jim Crow, alone. The Treasury Department also segregation and sexism throughout announced that Sojourner Truth and our nation’s history. Although Harri- women suffragette activists and leadet Tubman could not read books, she ers Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice could read the stars to find her way Paul, Susan B. Anthony and Lucretia north to freedom. And she freed not Mott would be featured on the back of only herself from slavery but returned the $10 bill. It also said great contralto and opera singer to slave country Marian Anderagain and again It is so important to son, First Lady across forests, make sure all of our Eleanor Roostreams and sevelt and Dr. mountains to children can see Martin Luther lead other slaves to freedom at themselves and their King, Jr., would be featured on great personal ancestors pictured on the back of the danger. She was bill, hontough. She was something as basic as $5 oring Maridetermined. She an Anderson’s was fearless. She the money used every concert and Dr. was shrewd and day by millions.

King’s March on she trusted God Washington as completely to deliver her and other fleeing slaves groundbreaking events at the Lincoln from pursuing captors who had Memorial that helped shape our democracy. It was eighty years ago this placed a bounty on her life. “’Twa’nt me. ’Twas the Lord. I week on Easter Sunday 1939 that Elalways told Him, I trust You. I don’t eanor Roosevelt arranged for Marian know where to go or what to do, but I Anderson, for whom I am named and expect You to lead me. And He always about whom great conductor Arturo did…On my underground railroad, I Toscanini said “yours is a voice such never ran my train off the track and I as one hears once in a hundred years,” never lost a passenger,” she was quot- to perform at the Lincoln Memoried as saying. No train, bus or airline al before a crowd of 75,000 after the company can match this former slave Daughters of the American Revoluwoman’s safety record. And few of tion refused to let her sing at Constius could match her faithful partner- tution Hall because she was Black.

These additions would round out ship with God, determination to be free and willingness to help others the inspiring group of determined become free without thought about moral warriors who expanded the civil and human rights of women, self-sacrifice.

In April 2016, the Obama Admin- people of color and all of us, and istration Treasury Department under would now be featured on the bills we then-Secretary Jacob Lew announced use every day.

Former Secretary Lew said he that Harriet Tubman’s face would grace the front of the redesigned $20 had an ‘aha’ moment about how imbill, making her the first woman in portant these changes were after recmore than a century and first African ognizing the groundswell of public American ever to be represented on response to his announcement that the Treasury Department was considthe face of an American paper note.

But President Trump said he was ering changing the design of the curopposed to the idea of honoring Har- rency. To so many people these new riet Tubman that way before he even bills will be much more than pieces of took office, and three years after the paper. For too long and for too many, initial announcement, current Trea- money has been the most powerful sury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has symbol of what we value as a nation.

Making these leaders and s/hesince said that under the Trump Administration the Treasury Depart- roes among the faces of America ment is unsure when or whether that by placing them on our currency change will still happen. Now a bipar- will send powerful messages about tisan pair of House members, Elijah what—and who—we Americans are, Cummings (D-MD) and John Katko value, and strive to become. The new

By Marian Wright Edelman

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bills also will teach our children and grandchildren and remind all Americans that Black history and women’s history are American history. It is so important to make sure all of our children can see themselves and their ancestors pictured on something as basic as the money used every day by millions and this will deepen the meaning of how we define success in

America.

Now it’s time for the Treasury Department to finish the job of paying tribute and public homage to Harriet Tubman and honoring these other great women and Dr. King who died seeking to redeem the soul of America.

They never stopped demanding that we live up to our declared creeds

of freedom, life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness and equality for all. Please tell your Members of Congress today that you support the bipartisan efforts to insist that this change happens right now!

Marian Wright Edelman is President Emeritus of the Children’s Defense Fund.

Don’t Mess with Max: Mnuchin Madness

By Julianne Malveaux Who does Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin think he is? Simmering in his putrid privilege, he seemed to think that he was in charge of the House Financial Services Committee. He was rude and rogue when he snapped back at Congresswoman Maxine Waters, the committee chair, because she checked him on his nonsense.

The hapless Treasury Secretary, Steve Mnuchin, forgot his place and was publicly and unacceptably disrespectful to Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the chair of the House Financial Services Committee. Waters compelled his presence to testify and then summarily dismissed him (“you can leave if you want”) when he got testy and disrespectful with her.

Mnuchin is really above his Peter Principle as Treasury Secretary in any administration but 45’s.

And those birds of a feather stick together because they share values and shady self-serving morals.

Mr. Mnuchin boldly requested government planes to facilitate his honeymoon, is taking his cues from the man who has turned the Presidency into a profit center, operating government on a “payto-play” basis with possibly Russians, Saudis and who knows who else. No wonder Mnuchin won’t release 45’s taxes. No wonder he could not answer the direct questions of a congressional committee. No wonder he whined about being the “worst treated” Treasury secretary in history. Was that comment supposed to impress someone?

It surely didn’t impress Maxine Waters who handled Mnuchin the same way one might treat a bag of dog poop abandoned by its careless owner. You wouldn’t put your hands on it. You might not even kick it. But you’d sniff at it and turn away.

That’s just what Congresswoman Maxine Waters did when she told him that he could leave the hearing he’d committed to participate in. Then, she icily told him not to presume to instruct her on how to hold a hearing, and how to use a gavel (he said gravel—inarticulate). Maxine Waters took the hapless Mnuchin to Liberation School, but since he graduated from the Klux Academy of White Supremacy, he will probably have to subject himself to further detoxification from his racist behavior.

Mnuchin’s behavior toward Congresswoman Waters was his exercise in white supremacy, pure and simple. White supremacy is the belief that the white race is inherently superior to other races, and that white people should have control over people of different races, especially people of African descent. White supremacy manifests itself in public policy that allows white so-called “law and order” officers to kill unarmed Black people because they think they are superior, and call tell the lie that

they are in fear for their lives. White supremacy manifests itself in the ways that African Americans earn unequal pay for the same work and the ways that supremacists justify it. White supremacy occurs when colonizers come into predominately Black communities and then insist that others play by their rules and kowtow to their desires. They want someone to turn down the go-go music, but readily accept other loud noise. Because they are loud noise. Loud, myopic, uncompromising noise.

And Munchkin Mnuchin was the noisiest of all when he presumed to instruct an African American icon on how to use a gavel after she has spent nearly 30 years in Congress.

Mnuchin’s performance was a tribute to the racist capitalist patriarchy that is the foundation of white supremacy. He would not have even slightly presumed to tell a white man, or a Black one for that matter, how to close a hearing. He might have told a white woman, possibly adding the term “honey” in to soften or sharpen the bow. But the only person he’d dare get huffy with, just based on the white supremacist belief of his privilege, was a Black woman. Maxine Waters was the wrong Black woman. Excuse my Ebonics, but Max don’t play.

She takes no tea for the fever. She takes back her time, stands up for her rights, and was not about to have a pathetic 45 lackey disrespect her.

The House Judiciary Committee held hearings around the same time the House Financial Services Committee was. So, while the Treasury Secretary was disrespecting Congresswoman Waters, the House Judiciary Committee was holding a hearing about the dangers of white supremacy.

White supremacy was displayed at its most privileged, when an elected member of Congress is inappropriately chided by a Cabinet member, who does not have peer status.

White supremacy attempts to reinforce the egregious nature of the Dred Scott decision in which the Supreme Court of these United States declared that the Black man had “no rights that a white man is bound to respect.” For Steven Mnuchin, Congresswoman Maxine Waters had no rights he was bound to respect. For Mnuchin, and too many others in the 45 circle, the Dred Scott decision still stands.

Mnuchin may have simmered in his faux white superiority for much of his life, but his simmer turned into a boil when he tangled with the House Judiciary Committee, and his boil was on the hot seat. He learned, I hope, not to mess with Max. I hope he also learned that his white supremacy will not protect him from a band of tenacious Democrats who will continue pushing him for both truths and tax returns.

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HEALTH Brain Scans May Reveal Concussion Damage in Living Athletes

April Is Testicular

Cancer Awareness Month

Oncology Association, among others—will continue its call for WASH I NG TON — Me n’s awareness and also highlight the Health Network (MHN) is part- impact the disease has on the nering with a coalition of health quality of life of patients, surviorganizations focused on rais- vors, and their families.

“The good news is that testicing awareness during Testicular Cancer Awareness Month this ular cancer, if caught early, has a April. Together, the organizations 99 percent five-year survival rate,” are calling on greater awareness said Ana Tomsic, Vice President of among men, healthcare providers, MHN. “Unfortunately, later stage and communities about this rare diagnosis significantly decreases that percentage, which is why we form of cancer. need to eduAlthough cate boys at an testicular cancer accounts “The good news is that early age to talk the confor about 1 testicular cancer, if about sequences of a percent of all male cancers, caught early, has a late diagnosis.

MHN encourit is the most c o m m o n 99 percent five-year ages boys and men of this form of cansurvival rate.” age group to cer among men between Ana Tomsic, Vice President regularly perform testicular 15 and 35 years old. It of Men’s Health Network self-exams, and if they feel a has one of the highest survival rates, if found ear- lump/bump, to tell someone and ly. That’s what makes prevention see a doctor immediately.”

“Testicular cancer is the most techniques and overall awareness common cancer in young men critically important.

This year alone, in the U.S., ages 15 to 35, which means premore than 9,000 men will be di- vention needs to start early,” said agnosed with testicular cancer, ac- Carolyn Aldigé, Founder and cording to the American Cancer CEO of the Prevent Cancer FounSociety. An estimated 400 deaths dation. “It’s important to help will occur this year due to the dis- young men build healthy habits that will reduce their cancer ease.

This year, the group—which risk—like eating a nutritious diet, includes MHN, the Men’s Health getting regular exercise, never usInitiative, the Testicular Cancer ing tobacco and limiting alcohol Foundation, the Prevent Cancer intake. Regular physical exams Foundation, and the American with a doctor are also critical because they can help monitor for any changes that could be signs of cancer.”

“One of the most powerful things a male can do for himself is to become aware of the issues that may threaten his health over his lifetime,” said Michael J. Rovito, PhD, founder and chairman of the Men’s Health Imitative.

“It is critically important for all males, and specifically those most at risk for developing TCa (males aged 15-45), to learn how to detect the disease early through self-exams.”

“It is great to join forces with the Men’s Health Network for Testicular Cancer Awareness Month,” said Connor O’Leary, Chief Mission Officer of the Testicular Cancer Foundation. “Testicular Cancer is bigger than any one organization, and partnering with like-minded organizations in the testicular cancer is how we will affect change in the TC community.

We couldn’t be more pleased to a part of this initiative.”

The TesticularCancerAwarenessMonth.com website helps educate people about risk factors, warning signs, and treatment options for the disease. The site offers videos, a social media toolkit, downloadable brochures, research articles, and examples of awareness activities to turn a difficult-to-discuss problem into an interactive and easier-to-approach learning experience.

During the month, MHN and its coalition partners will be offering interviews from patients and health experts. MHN will also hold a #BallChat Twitter Chat the week on April 24 to further promote testicular cancer awareness to a wider audience.

By Staff Reports

Courtesy New England Journal of Medicine However, there was no relationship between tau levels and the severity of mood and thinking symptoms. Researchers Researchers may be closing in on a way to think the study may have been too small check athletes while they’re alive for signs to detect a difference or that tau may not of a degenerative brain disease that’s been be the only factor involved. linked to frequent head blows. Experimen“There’s a lot more work to be done tal scans found higher levels of an abnorto develop a diagnostic” tool using these mal protein tied to the disease in a study of scans, said Dr. Michael Weiner an imaging former National Football League players expert at UCSF who is involved in other who were having mood and thinking CTE research. problems.

Government grants and Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, which makes the tracers, t’s the first time a major study has testfunded the study. Some authors work or ed these scans for detecting chronic consult for the company. traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, A larger study of former NFL and colwhich is only diagnosed now after lege football players is underway; death, with brain autopsies.

Doctors are searching for a way “It’s hugely important to be able to first results are expected early next year. to tell when players, veterans or Mike Adamle, a former runothers with concussions or other detect the disease in living people.” ning back for the Chicago Bears head injuries are at risk for permaBoston University neuroscientist and sports announcer, has been nent damage. It’s too soon to know told he has symptoms consistent if the scans will enable that—so far Robert Stern with CTE, and has been evaluatthey only show that these athletes are different as a group; they can’t be used amyloid in the brains of people with Alz- ed by Stern at the Boston research center to say a particular player does or does not heimer’s disease. An experimental tracer though he was not part of the current that doctors are testing binds to another study. “I had more than a few” concushave CTE. “We’re not there yet,” said Boston Uni- protein, tau, which is the key one that’s sions, Adamle said. “If you were running, versity neuroscientist Robert Stern. “It is been implicated in CTE. Men in the study everybody kind of led with their head. not ready to be used for individual diag- had both types of tracers. Tau levels were Back then, it was a test of your macho man higher in the players compared to the oth- stuff.” nosis in the clinic.”

The illness has been devastating, said He led the study, published Wednes- ers, but their amyloid levels were similar, day by the New England Journal of Med- confirming that CTE is a different disease his wife, Kim. “He couldn’t remember his than Alzheimer’s. lunch or he couldn’t remember his lines on icine.

Researchers also saw a relationship to the air,” and lost multiple jobs, she said.

“It’s an encouraging advance. It looks If a test could have shown he was at like they have detected CTE in living play- years of play.

“The more years of play in tackle risk and given him a chance to consider ers,” said Dr. Gil Rabinovici, a neurologist and imaging expert at the University of football across all levels, the greater the quitting play, “I would have definitely taken note,” Mike Adamle said.

California, San Francisco, who is doing amount of tau detected,” Stern said.

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other research using the scans.

“It’s hugely important to be able to detect the disease in living people” to know how common it is and to research treatments, he said.

The study was done in Massachusetts and Arizona and involved 26 former NFL players with thinking, mood or behavior problems, and 31 similarly aged men without these symptoms or head injuries.

They were given positron emission tomography, or PET scans, in which a radioactive tracer is injected that binds to various substances and makes them visible on the scans. Several of these tracers are used now to look for a protein called beta

As Autism Prevalence Rises, Diagnosis Gap Remains Between Socioeconomic Groups RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS AND TALKING WITH PHYSICIANS CAN HELP NARROW THE DISPARITY

By Staff Reports

According to a recent study led by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), about 1.5 million U.S. children—or 1 in 40—have been diagnosed or are living There is no with autism1, a developmental known cause disorder characterized by diffiin social interaction and of—or cure for culty communication and restricted or repetitive patterns of thought —autism, but and behavior. early diagnosis, As prevalence of autism continues to grow, so does the intervention diagnosis gap between children from different socioeconomic and access to backgrounds. According to a appropriate report based on data from the National Survey of Children’s services and Health (NSCH), diagnoses were supports have higher in groups with higher income and more access to inbeen known to surance. The report identified a dramatic increase—by 36 perlead to cent—for children in households with incomes 400 persignificantly cent or higher above the federal improved poverty line between 2003 and 2012. Children living below the outcomes. poverty line saw only a 13.3 percent increase in the same time period.2 The delay in getting a diagnosis or even the lack of a diagnosis can have detrimental effects, said James Laughman, n Autism, see page 9

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NEWS

Trump Targets Legal, Illegal Immigration in Latest Push

grants a favor by placing them in locations that make it easier to for them to put down roots WASHINGTON (AP)—Top administration officials have been and stay in the country. Trump discussing ways to increase pressure on countries with high numhas recently gutted DHS’s bers of citizens who overstay short-term visas, as part of President leadership amid frustrations Donald Trump’s growing focus on immigration heading into his over agency pushback against re-election campaign the White House on immigrahe administration posed, rejected and then protion matters. could introduce new posed again.

Democrats on Monday detravel restrictions on The administration has manded that White House and nationals from those also been weighing targetagency officials turn over incountries, according to two ing the reternal documents on the people familiar with the plans m i t t a n c e administration’s deliberSome believe such a plan would who spoke on condition of an- p a y m e n t s ations over the sanctuary actually end up doing the onymity because they were not sent home city plan. authorized to disclose private by people “Not only does the migrants a favor by placing conversations. living in administration lack the The idea, which was first the counthem in locations that make it legal authority to transfer reported by The Wall Street try illegally. in this manner, easier to for them to put down detainees Journal, is just one of many And White it is shocking that the under discussion by an admin- House aide president and senior adroots and stay in the country. istration that is increasingly S t e p h e n ministration officials are desperate to satisfy a president Miller in particular has been unfeasible and would be a mis- even considering manipulatwho has been angry about the pushing Homeland Security use of U.S. Immigration and ing release decisions for purely influx of migrants at the bor- officials to move forward with Customs Enforcement funds. political reasons,” read a letter der as he tries to make good plans to punish immigrants in ICE is already strapped for signed by three House comon his 2016 campaign promis- the country legally for using cash and resources, and some mittee chairmen. es and energize his base going public benefits, such as food believe such a plan would acTrump, meanwhile, has ininto 2020. stamps. tually end up doing the mi- sisted he has “the absolute leThe ideas have ranged White House spokesman from the extreme—including Hogan Gidley said both are Trump’s threat to shut down topics of focus for the White AUTISM continued from page 8 the southern border and con- House. sideration of again separating “It is a top priority for the president of PerformCare, a range and severity of autism children from parents—to administration, as has been full-service managed behav- symptoms can vary widely, but more subtle tweaks to the legal for two years, to reduce over- ioral health care organization parents and caregivers should immigration system, including stay rates for visas and the visa that is a part of AmeriHealth take note of the following beefforts to clamp down on visa waiver program—and it’s well Caritas, a national leader in havioral, cognitive and psyoverstays, which, according known that the administration Medicaid managed care and chological signs3: to the nonpartisan Center for is working to ensure faithful other health care solutions for • Poor eye contact Migration Studies, exceed ille- implementation of immigra- those most in need.

• Impulsive or repetitive gal border crossings. tion welfare rules to protect “The existence of a devel- movements Plans are also in the works American taxpayers,” he said. opmental disability combined • Persistent repetition of to have border patrol agents At the same time, Trump with lower levels of socio- words or actions conduct initial interviews to suggested Monday that his economic status can result in • Deficits in language comdetermine whether migrants threat to send migrants to undesirable outcomes, includ- prehension seeking asylum have a “credi- so-called sanctuary cities in ing poorer health and a lower • Delay in learning to speak ble fear” of returning to their an apparent effort to exact re- quality of life,” Laughman said.

• Inability to understand homelands. Border patrol venge on Democratic foes is “Low income and poor educa- or be aware of other people’s agents are the first officials taking effect, even though it tion can present increased bar- emotions who come into contact with remains unclear whether such riers to obtaining health care While children develop at migrants, and the thinking is a plan is feasible. and even greater challenges their own pace, children with that they’ll be less sympathetic “Those Illegal Immigrants when a health issue like autism autism usually show some than asylum officers. who can no longer be legally exists.” signs of delayed development And officials have been held (Congress must fix the There is no known cause before the age of 2. considering raising asylum laws and loopholes) will be, of—or cure for—autism, but Parents concerned about standards and changing the subject to Homeland Security, early diagnosis, intervention these symptoms or other signs court system so that the last given to Sanctuary Cities and and access to appropriate ser- that may point to developmenpeople in are the first to have States!” Trump tweeted just vices and supports have been tal delays should speak with their cases adjudicated. Some days after aides insisted the known to lead to significant- their child’s primary care proof the ideas have been pro- plan had been shelved. ly improved outcomes. The vider to request a screening.

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Neither the White House nor the Department of Homeland Security responded to requests for comment on what, if anything, had changed Monday.

And it’s unclear whether Homeland Security has taken any steps to implement the contentious plan. Lawyers there had previously told the White House that the idea was

gal right to have apprehended illegal immigrants transferred to Sanctuary Cities.”

He continued to rail about the situation at the border during an appearance in Minnesota on Monday and made the case that the issue could be a winning one for Republicans in 2020, telling the crowd that the GOP could “retake the House” over this issue. Many moderate Republicans urged Trump to avoid harsh immigration talk in the lead-up to the 2018 midterm elections, warning that it could hurt the party’s chances, especially in

the suburbs.

The Republicans wound up losing the House.

U.S. officials say a flood of migrant families, largely from Central America, is overwhelming the southwestern border.

The U.S. Border Patrol said the 53,000 families apprehended in March set a record, though Democrats say the administration is worsening the problem by aggressively detaining people caught entering illegally and limiting the number of applicants for refugee status who are processed.

DODGERS continued from page 3

les Park Dodgers Dreamfields, and more details on how to win this once in a lifetime experience can be found at Dodgers.com/ win.

“The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation sets the bar high for exceptional service to our city. We are proud to consider them our close friends and co-laborers in finding unique ways to reach underserved children and families,” said Clayton and Ellen Kershaw. “The Dodgers Dreamfields program in particular aligns with our love for the game of baseball and our desire to see more kids engage in the opportunity. It is an honor to officially join hands with LADF as one of our 2019 Kershaw’s Challenge beneficiaries. We believe in their work and we love their team.

This year, Kershaw’s Challenge will seek to lead the charge on two new Dreamfields in the Compton area. We look forward to providing funding and exposure to the great work of LADF through these new fields. As we have seen with Kershaw’s Challenge for the past 10 seasons, it takes a village of like-minded organizations to create lasting change. We are thrilled to make this change happen with our friends at the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation.”

‘“The Dodgers Dreamfields program in particular aligns with our love for the game of baseball and our desire to see more kids engage in the opportunity.”

Clayton and Ellen Kershaw The Gonzales Park Dodgers Dreamfields help fulfill the vision of Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) founder the late John Young, as he strove to attract more youth to the sport of baseball/softball and create a state-of-the-art sports facility in the City of Compton. With a youth population of over 10,000 and a poverty level of 26.6% in the area, these fields will help increase park access and contribute positively to community outcomes.

The site is expected to serve 360 youth this spring in the first season of Dodgers RBI at Gonzales Park this spring.

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BULLETIN | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2019

NEWS

Words and Consequences: a Look at Omar, Trump Feud

“My love and commitment to our country and that of my colleagues should never be in question.

We are ALL Americans!”

Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar

By Laurie Kellman

WASHINGTON (AP)—President Donald Trump isn’t backing down from his tweets about Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the first Muslim women to serve in Congress.

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n fact, he spoke at an event in Omar’s home state of Minnesota on Monday amid a ferocious fight over her comments about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Omar, a Somali-American, says it’s more than a rhetorical squabble, and that lives, including hers, are at stake. Trump says national security is at issue and Omar is “ungrateful.”

A look at the latest rhetorical battle between the pair that’s more broadly about race and whether leaders and their words should be blamed for violence. ___ THE AFTERSHOCKS Omar says she’s faced increased death threats since Trump spread around a video that purports to show her being dismissive of the 2001 terrorist attacks. “This is endangering lives,” she said, accusing Trump of fomenting extremism. “It has to stop.”

Her statement late Sunday followed an announcement by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that she has taken steps to ensure the safety of the Minnesota Democrat. Pelosi also urged Trump to take down the video.

The video soon disappeared as a pinned tweet at the top of Trump’s Twitter feed, but it was not deleted.

Trump further escalated his rhetoric Monday morning, tweeting that, “Before Nancy, who has lost all control of Congress and is getting nothing done, decides to defend her leader, Rep. Omar, she should look at the anti-Semitic, anti-Israel and ungrateful U.S. HATE statements Omar has made.”

Later Monday, Trump announced he was heading to “the Great State of Minnesota!” Omar responded by retweeting that post with the comment, “The Great State of Minnesota, where we don’t only welcome immigrants, we send them to Washington.”

Minnesota has the largest concentration of Somalis in the nation, and most of those are in the Minneapolis area.

On Monday at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Pelosi said: “I don’t think any president of the United States should use the tragedy of 9/11 as a political tool.

I think that is wrong, I think it’s beneath the dignity of the office.” ___ WHAT OMAR SAID Omar told a Los Angeles gathering of the Council on American-Islamic Relations on March 23 that many Muslims saw their civil liberties eroded after the Sept. 11 attacks.

“For far too long we have lived with the discomfort of being a second-class citizen and, frankly, I’m tired of it, and every single Muslim in this country should be tired of it,” she said in the speech, according to video posted online. “CAIR was founded after 9/11, because they recognized that some people did something and that all of us were starting to lose access to our civil liberties.”

CAIR was founded in 1994, according to its website, but its membership skyrocketed after the attacks. ___ HOW TRUMP REACTED The president on Friday retweeted a video that pulled “some people did something” from Omar’s speech and included news footage of the hijacked planes hitting the Twin Towers. Trump also tweeted, “WE WILL NEVER FORGET!” The president elevated criticism largely from Omar’s political opponents and conservatives who say Omar’s phrasing offered a flippant description of the assailants and the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.

Neither Trump’s tweet nor the video included Omar’s full quote or the context of her comments.

In Minnesota, Trump kept his remarks at a trucking company in Burnsville mostly focused on the 2017 GOP-passed tax cut. ___ WHO ECHOED TRUMP Other prominent GOP voices joined Trump in criticizing Omar.

“First Member of Congress to ever describe terrorists who killed thousands of Americans on 9/11 as ‘some people who did something,’” tweeted Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas. The retired Navy SEAL lost his right eye in 2012 in an explosion in Afghanistan.

“Here’s your something,” the New York Post blared on a cover beneath a photograph of the flaming towers.

Fox News Channel host Brian Kilmeade said on a “Fox & Friends” segment on Omar, “You have to wonder if she’s an American first.” ___ LIFE AND DEATH...

Omar has been the target of threats in the past. She tweeted back at Kilmeade and Crenshaw: “This is dangerous incitement, given the death threats I face.”

“My love and commitment to our country and that of my colleagues

should never be in question. We are ALL Americans!”

An upstate New York man was charged recently with making death threats against her. ___ SAFETY Members of the Congressional

Black Caucus said in a conference call Monday they are concerned for Omar’s safety, especially as Trump campaigned in Minnesota. Chairwoman Karen Bass said whipping up “outrage” over Omar “further puts her life in danger.”

Added House Homeland Security

Chairman Bennie Thompson: “Members of Congress should be free to give their opinions on subjects without fear of threat of bodily harm.”

“I’m concerned about it and the notion that, if your thinking is different from the president’s, you become a target.”

L.A. County May Eliminate Court, Jail and Probation Fees for Adults

LOS ANGELES (CNS)—The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to consider whether some fees, fines and penalties charged by the criminal justice system should be eliminated.

Supervisors Hilda Solis and Sheila Kuehl, who co-authored a motion requesting a study, cited research showing that accumulated fees can push people into poverty and disproportionately impact people of color.

“The purpose of our justice system is for people to pay their dues ... not to continually punish those who have already paid their debt to society,” Solis said, noting that some people are jailed for not paying fines.

Kuehl said that hidden fees can cripple someone’s chances to get back on track, find a job and re-establish a place in their community.

“We thought that the United States outlawed debtor’s prison in 1833, but did they really?” Kuehl asked.

The board voted last May to discontinue collection of fees charged for keeping juvenile offenders in detention and forgive existing debts related to those fees. The supervisors also asked the Probation Department to report back with a list of fees collected by the county for probation supervision and services for adults and minors.

That list includes dozens of fees

covering everything from jail booking costs to copayments for medical visits in jail. It also covers victims’ restitution fees and assessments related to court construction and AIDS education.

Solis and Kuehl said a survey by the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights found that women end up paying more than 80 percent of all fees -- sometimes taking responsibility

for charges incurred by other family members -- making the issue one of equity. One young offender told the board that his mom paid for his mistakes.

“I really didn’t understand that my mom was paying these things until I came home and she showed me the receipts,” the young man said.

Kim McGill of the Youth Justice Coalition said the county cost to collect some of these fees exceeds revenues. She began reading the long list of types of fines, fees and penalties, calling some “fees that are made up only to extract money from the poorest (residents).” Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas called the system of fees “tantamount to criminalizing poverty.” The board directed staffers to undertake a feasibility study of eliminating fees under the county’s discretion, the related revenues and costs of collection, and a proposed timeline for implementation.

L.A. County Offers Rewards in Homicides in Compton and Carson LOS ANGELES (CNS)—The Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved or renewed rewards in unrelated homicides, hoping to track down the killers of a good Samaritan shot in Compton and a 53-year- old woman shot in the chest while sitting on her family’s front porch in Carson.

Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas recommended a $10,000 reward in the case of 22-year-old Gerardo Macias, who was fatally shot just before midnight March 16 while driving in a parking lot of a strip mall at the intersection of Alondra Boulevard and White Avenue in Compton.

Macias and his family were heading home in a Chevrolet Tahoe from an accident scene where he had helped tend to drivers trapped in their cars until paramedics arrived. His family was not involved in the crash and went out of their way to help, according to the reward motion.

Macias’ brother was driving and made a U-turn that took the Tahoe into the strip mall parking lot. Three cars sped across the lot toward the SUV and then abruptly stopped and fired seven rounds into the Tahoe.

Macias was shot in the head and died at the scene. His brother was wounded in a wrist and his 21-month-old niece’s face was injured by shattered glass and shrapnel.

“This murder was unprovoked and without cause,” Ridley-Thomas said. “The family continues to live with the horrific image of Gerardo being shot and killed while seated only a few seats away.”

Macias was a dedicated family man who worked for an insurance company in Fullerton, according to the reward motion.

Ridley-Thomas also asked his colleagues to renew a $10,000 reward for information on the gunman who killed Tauvaaga “Judy” Lauvai, who was visiting from Arizona to celebrate Fa-

ther’s Day with her family when she was shot in mid- June. Set to expire Friday, the money will now be on offer for at least another 90 days.

An additional $25,000 is being offered by the city of Carson, bringing the total reward to $35,000.

Lauvai was shot just before 9 p.m. June 16, when a light-colored, four- door sedan stopped in front of her relatives’ home in the 22700 block of Island Avenue and someone inside the car opened fire. She died at St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood. Another family member’s leg was grazed by a bullet.

Investigators have found no evidence the family was specifically targeted and believe the shooting may have been a case of mistaken identity.

Lauvai worked at Arizona State University as an administrative assistant. The Carson High School graduate lived in the city for more than 50 years before moving out of state.

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BULLETIN | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2019

LEGALS T.S. No. 071195-CA APN: 6163019-029 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 1/9/2014. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 5/9/2019 at 9:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 1/16/2014, as Instrument No. 20140050681, , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: LOIDA BARRAGAN, A SINGLE WOMAN. WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: VINEYARD BALLROOM, DOUBLETREE HOTEL LOS ANGELES - NORWALK, 13111 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NORWALK, CA 90650 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1201 SOUTH TAMARIND AVENUE COMPTON, CALIFORNIA 90220 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $180,549.92 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale.

If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.AUCTION.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 071195-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (800) 2802832 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 SchId:75339 AdId:25125 CustId:670

-----------T.S. No. 014703-CA APN: 6162007-004 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 4/6/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 5/23/2019 at 9:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 4/18/2006, as Instrument No. 2006 0844261, , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: DONALD GREEN, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: VINEYARD BALLROOM, DOUBLETREE HOTEL LOS ANGELES - NORWALK, 13111 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NORWALK, CA 90650 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 448 WEST CALDWELL STREET COMPTON, CALIFORNIA 90220 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $415,604.64 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale.

If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.AUCTION.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 014703-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR

SALES INFORMATION: (800) 2802832 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 SchId:75396 AdId:25143 CustId:670 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: EDITH LEANNA THOMPSON CASE NO. 19STPB03026 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of EDITH LEANNA THOMPSON. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ALFRED B. THOMPSON, JR. in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ALFRED B. THOMPSON, JR. be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act with limited authority. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 05/17/19 at 8:30AM in Dept. 5 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner DAVID J. WORKMAN, ESQ. - SBN 165891 LAW OFFICE OF DAVID J. WORKMAN 21515 HAWTHORNE BLVD., SUITE 980 TORRANCE CA 90503 4/17, 4/24, 5/1/19 CNS-3243034# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:75450 AdId:25161 CustId:179 -----------SECTION A. NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS CITY OF COMPTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT “NOTICE INVITING BIDS” SEALED BIDS will be received at the office of the City Clerk, City of Compton, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220 on or before May 2, 2019 at 3:00 pm, opened and read in the City Clerk’s Office, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220. The bid package will be available online at www.comptoncity.org on April 17, 2019.

All Bids shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to: City Clerk, City of Compton 205 South Willowbrook Avenue Compton CA 90220 And marked outside with: “Request for Bids Proposal for ROAD REPAIR SERVICES (POTHOLE REPAIR- REMOVE AND REPLACE)” The proposed work shall be performed in accordance with the contract specifications and other contract documents as specified herein and shall consist of the following general work descriptions: to provide ROAD REPAIR SERVICES (POTHOLE REPAIR - REMOVE AND REPLACE) in the City of Compton.

If you need additional information, please contact John Strickland, at (310) 605-5505.

The Agency reserves the right, after opening bids, to reject any or all bids, or to make award to the lowest responsible bidder and reject all other bids; to waive any informality in the bidding; and to accept any bid or portion thereof; and to take all bids

under advisement for a period of Ninety (90) calendar days. Bids will be compared on the basis of the engineer’s estimate of the quantities of the several items of work as shown on the Bid Sheets. Only such plans, specifications, and items of work as are appropriate shall apply to the work as bid.

At the time of contract award, the contractor shall possess a Class A Contractor’s License or a combination of Specialty Contractor’s License(s) adequate to perform the work herein described. All subcontractors shall have equivalent licenses for their specific trades. The contractor and all subcontractors shall have a valid City of Compton business license prior to commencing work.

Each bid must conform and be responsive to this notice and shall be made on the official forms furnished in the Instructions to Bidders. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified or cashier’s check, or by a corporate surety bond on the form furnished by the AGENCY, as a guarantee that the bidder will, if an award is made to him in accordance with the terms of their bid, promptly secure workmen’s compensation insurance and liability insurance, execute a contract in the required form, and furnish satisfactory bonds for the faithful performance of the contract and for the payment of claims of material and laborers thereunder.

Said check or bidder’s bond shall be in an amount not less than 10 percent of the amount of the bid. The Performance Bond shall be not less than 100 percent of the total amount of the bid price named in the contract. The Payment Bond shall be not less than 100 percent of the total amount of the bid price named in the contract. The AGENCY reserves the right to reject any bond if, in the opinion of the AGENCY Attorney, the Surety’s acknowledgment is not in the form included in the contract documents or in another form substantially as prescribed by law.

Minimum wage rates for this project have been predetermined by the Secretary of Labor. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the prevailing wage rates as determined by the State for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and their subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate.

In accordance with provisions of Section 1773.2 (amended 1977) of the California Labor Code copies of the prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the State Director of Industrial Relations and are available at the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Internet web site at http://www.dir.ca.gov/ DLSR/PWD. Future effective general prevailing wage rates, which have been predetermined and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed. Copies of the prevailing wage rates are on file with the City and available upon request.

The City of Compton hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, Disadvantaged Business and Women’s Business Enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

The Contract Documents call for monthly progress payments based upon the Engineer’s estimate of the percentage of work completed. The AGENCY will retain 5 percent of each progress payment as security for completion of the balance of the work. At the request and expense of the successful bidder, the City will pay the amounts so retained upon compliance with the requirements of Government Code Section 4590 and the provisions of the Contract Documents pertaining to the Substitution of Securities.

Alita Godwin City Clerk PUBLISH: April 17, 2019

April 24, 2019

May 01, 2019 SchId:75453 AdId:25162 CustId:314 -----------REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TRUCK MOUNTABLE SPRAY INJECTION ROAD REPAIR MACHINE The City of Compton Public Works Department is soliciting a Request for Proposals (RFP) to companies to supply a Truck Mountable Spray Injection Road Repair Machine.

This RFP describes the proposal format, submittal requirements, preliminary scope of services, project schedule, the minimum information that must be included in the proposal, and the selection process. Failure to submit the Proposal in accordance with the procedures outlined shall be cause for disqualification.

Requirements for this RFP are enclosed. In order to be considered in the selection process, interested parties shall submit 5 copies and one copy on a CD or USB drive of their proposal no later than 3:00 PM, May 2, 2019 to: City of Compton City Clerk’s Office

205 South Willowbrook Avenue Compton, CA 90220 Attention: Mr. John Strickland Jr.,Project Manager Late proposals will not be accepted.

Any questions should be directed to: John Strickland Jr. Office Phone: 310.605.5505 Email: jstrickland@comptoncity.org Sincerely, Alita Godwin City Clerk PUBLISH: April 17, 2019

April 24, 2019

May 01, 2019 The Compton City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

SchId:75463 AdId:25165 CustId:314 -----------PUBLIC NOTICE HOUSING ELEMENT WORKSHOP A public meeting to discuss the proposed City of Compton 5th Cycle Housing Element will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 in the Council Chamber Community Room at City Hall, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The public will have the opportunity to provide comments regarding the proposed housing element.

The Housing Element consists of a narrative which describes the purpose of the Housing Element, the requirements of state law, the relationship of the Housing Element to the rest of the General Plan, background information regarding past elements, and current and projects housing needs and conditions. The core of the Housing Element is a series of goals, policies, standards, and implementation measures for the preservation, improvement, and development of housing. It meets details requirements of state housing element law, including requirements for a residential land inventory sufficient to meet the County’s share of the state prescribed housing need.

The update is necessary to comply with state housing element law and to adopt local policy options to meet the documented housing needs.

The draft Housing Element is available for review here: http://www.comptoncity.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=30636 The public, public agencies and interested organizations are encouraged to attend and to provide comments and suggestions on the scope and content of the housing element.

For more information, contact Robert Delgadillo, Senior Planner at 310-605-5532 or rdelgadillo@comptoncity.org.

ALITA GODWIN, MMC CITY CLERK CITY OF COMPTON SchId:75479 AdId:25170 CustId:314 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DESSIE MARIE CHESTNUT Case No. 19STPB03137 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DESSIE MARIE CHESTNUT A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Phyllis Chestnut in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Phyllis Chestnut be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on May 3, 2019 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 2D located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person in-

terested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Petitioner: Phyllis Chestnut PHYLLIS CHESTNUT 1857 W 41ST PL LOS ANGELES CA 90062 CN959592 CHESTNUT Apr 17,24, May 1, 2019 SchId:75493 AdId:25175 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (Division 6 of the Commercial Code) Escrow No. L- 037172-MK (1) Notice is hereby given to creditors of the within named Seller(s) that a bulk sale is about to be made on personal property hereinafter described.

(2) The name and business addresses of the seller are: CHRISTINA LIM, 326 W. ARBOR VITAE STREET, INGLEWOOD, CA 90301 (3) The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller is: (4) The name and business address of the Buyer(s) are: IN SUN CHANG, 326 W. ARBOR VITAE STREET, INGLEWOOD, CA 90301 (5) The location and general description of the assets to be sold are: FURNITURE, FIXTURE & EQUIPMENT, COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE, GOODWILL, TRADENAME, LEASE, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, TELEPHONE NUMBER AND ABC LICENSE NO. 20-582017 of that certain business located at: 326 W. ARBOR VITAE STREET, INGLEWOOD, CA 90301 (6) The business name used by the seller(s) at said location is: BOB’S DAIRY MARKET AKA BOB’S DRIVE IN DAIRY (7) The anticipated date of the bulk sale is MAY 3, 2019, at the office of TOWER ESCROW INC, 3600 WILSHIRE BLVD, #426, LOS ANGELES, CA 90010, Escrow No. L-037172-MK, Escrow Officer: MARTHA KIM (8) Claims may be filed with Same as “7” above.

(9) The last date for filing claims is: MAY 2, 2019 (10) This Bulk Sale is subject to Section 6106.2 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

(11) As listed by the Seller, all other business names and addresses used by the Seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the Buyer are: NONE Dated: MARCH 25, 2019 TRANSFEREES: IN SUN CHANG LA2245866 INGLEWOOD TRIBUNE 4/17/19 SchId:75496 AdId:25176 CustId:628 -----------NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (Division 6 of the Commercial Code) Escrow No. 35763-MW (1) Notice is hereby given to creditors of the within named Seller(s) that a bulk sale is about to be made on personal property hereinafter described.

(2) The name and business addresses of the seller are: JRCA INC., 1827 E. SPRING STREET, LONG BEACH, CA 90806 (3) The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller is: 333 LA JOLLA STREET LONG BEACH, CA 90803 (4) The names and business address of the Buyer(s) are: CONSTANTINOU GROUP INC., 3032 JOAQUIN DRIVE, BURBANK, CA 91504 (5) The location and general description of the assets to be sold are: FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT of that certain business located at: 1827 E. SPRING STREET, LONG BEACH, CA 90806 (6) The business name used by the seller(s) at said location is: FRIEDMANS APPLIANCE CENTER (7) The anticipated date of the bulk sale is APRIL 19, 2019 at the office of: ADVANTAGE ONE ESCROW, 7777 CENTER AVE., SUITE 350 HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92647, Escrow No. 35763-MW, Escrow Officer: MARILYN WESTMORELAND (8) Claims may be filed with: ADVANTAGE ONE ESCROW, 7777 CENTER AVE., SUITE 350 HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92647, Escrow No. 35763-MW, Escrow Officer: MARILYN WESTMORELAND (9) The last day for filing claims is: APRIL 18, 2019.

(10) This Bulk Sale is subject to Section 6106.2 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

(11) As listed by the Seller, all other business names and addresses used by the Seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the Buyer are: FRIEDMANS HOME EXPERIENCE & FRIEDMANS KITCHEN & BATH. Dated: MARCH 27, 2019 SELLER: JRCA INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION BUYER: CONSTANTINOU GROUP INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION LA2237272 LONG BEACH CALIFORNIAN 4/17/19 SchId:75497 AdId:25177 CustId:628

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BULLETIN | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2019

ENTERTAINMENT ‘Little’ Heralds Big-Time Arrival of Marsai Martin

By Jake Coyle

Since Hailee Steinfeld rode into town in “True Grit,” we’ve been fairly blessed by the big-screen breakthroughs of teenage actresses. To name just a few: Anya Taylor-Joy (“The Witch”), Amandla Stenberg (“The Hate U Give”), Elsie Fisher (“Eighth Grade”).

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dd Marsai Martin to the ing, and nothing in how “Little” turns list. And at just 14-years- out will surprise anyone. Yet the trio old—13 when the cameras of Hall, Rae and Martin makes “Little” rolled—she’s one-upped a consistently pleasant experience. them all. Along with starring in “Lit- Martin isn’t just playing a version of tle,” Martin is also an executive pro- her “black-ish” character but is effecducer, the youngest credited in Hol- tively channeling Hall’s performance Martin isn’t just playing a version of her “black-ish” lywood history. She is, quite literally, in miniature. She’s going to be big. character but is effectively channeling Hall’s a boss.

“Little,” a Universal Pictures reAnd Martin, a tiny tyrant be- lease, is rated PG-13 by the Motion performance in miniature. She’s going to be big. neath a Diana Ross-sized afro, is the Picture Association of America for number one reason to see “Little.” some suggestive content. Running Marsai Martin (l) and Issa Rae (r) costar in “Little.”

The movie, itself, is a middling “Big”- time: 109 minutes. styled body-swap comedy.

But it’s elevated considerably the verve and charisma of its cast, which also features Issa Rae and Regina Hall.

OUISVILLE, Ky. (AP)—LouisBut there’s a special ville will host its third annual pleasure in seeing someone Ali Week to celebrate Muhamfront-and-center for the first mad Ali’s impact and mark the time that you know is going third anniversary of the famed boxer’s to hold the spotlight. Martin, death. the “black-ish” star, helped The events spanning June 1-9 are coconceive of “Little,” and the ordinated by the Muhammad Ali Center film, fittingly, is itself a kind and the city of Louisville. of fable of self-empowerA release from the Ali Center says ment. planned events include a carnival, an An enjoyably over-theinterfaith memorial and vigil, a hometop Hall (playing a far cruelless community project and an Ali film er boss than her “Support the festival.

Girls” supervisor) stars as Other outlets in Louisville are planJordan Sanders, a high-powning companion events, including an ered executive who runs her “Ali Appreciation Night” at Louisville Atlanta tech company with a Slugger Field, an unveiling of new Scrooge-level degree of abuse branding material for the Louisville for all who encounter her, inMuhammad Ali International Airport cluding her many employees and a screening of Louisville’s City of and, most of all, her assisAli documentary. tant, April (Rae). When JorAli died on June 4, 2016, and was dan insults a wand-wielding buried at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisyoung girl (“You chocolate ville.

Hogwart!”), a spell is cast, Gregory Meriweather, Muhammad Ali Center and the next morning Jordan awakes as her 13-year-old self (Martin).

The premise is overly familiar (“Freaky Friday,” “13 Going on 30”), but there’s an obvious twist. After a panicked Jordan summons April to her high-rise apartment for help, April refutes the movie’s very premise: “But that’s for white people.” Looking for answers, she quickly googles “Female Gary Coleman disease.”

They’re good lines in a movie that could have used more of them. Child services (Rachel Dratch) is called in.

Jordan is sent back to her “A Song With No Name” old school where, as seen in

By Ragan Clark mixes the delicate with the a flashback that opens the movie, she initially resolved Norah Jonas, “Begin Again” (Blue Note) experimental, striking a fantastic balance.” to become the bully rather Norah Jones grew to be a household name after her than the bullied. Jordan in2002 debut “Come Away With Me”—an album that troduces herself as the “new brought home five Grammys. She became a jazz sweetalpha” and makes eyes at heart overnight, but quickly established that she did not her teacher (Justin Hartley), want to be boxed into one genre. purring, “Teach me someFollowing her early success, Jones began to wander thin’.”

CHICAGO (AP)—The Cook County state’s atThe Chicago Tribune first reported Foxx’s retoward folk influences before dappling in electronica, Just as Jordan will have torney said last Friday that she has asked the counquest Friday and reported Cook County Indepencollaborating with Danger Mouse with 2012’s “Little to learn to soften, April will ty’s inspector general to review how her office handent Inspector General Patrick Blanchard set a Broken Heart.” Jones made a return to jazz with 2016’s have to toughen. When Jordled “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s criminal case. letter to Cook County Board President Toni Preck“Day Breaks” and has now released a collection of sindan is small, April is thrust Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and others winkle and other county leaders informing them gles in “Begin Again.” into running the company. have criticized the decision by Kim Foxx’s office of Foxx’s request.

The seven-song project harnesses Jones’ ability to While having as much of to drop charges against Smollett accusing him of Blanchard wrote that Foxx asked for a review tap into other musical streams while maintaining a cenRae, the gifted creator and filing a false report to police that he was the victim “of the circumstances surrounding the resolution tral jazz feel. Electronic influences are less pronounced star of “Insecure” is very of a racist, anti-gay atof criminal charges than in “Little Broken Heart” yet more present than in welcome, director Tina Gortack in January. formerly pending “Ensuring that I and my office “Day Breaks.” The subtlety is welcomed with the experidon Chism (screenwriter of “Ensuring that I against Jussie Smolmentation on “Begin Again.”

“Drumline” and “What Men have the community’s trust and and my office have the lett. ” He wrote that his “My Heart Is Full” plays with reverb as Jones’ sultry Want”), who co-wrote the community’s trust and office would proceed voice echoes and bounces, commanding attention. The confidence is paramount to me, with the review. film with Tracy Oliver, gets confidence is paradistorted vocals in “Just a Little Bit” make the song playa little caught between story mount to me, which is The city of Chicawhich is why I invited an ful, without detracting from the quality of Jones’ writlines and tones. The comedy why I invited an indego filed a civil lawsuit ing. Mirroring techniques used by artists like Bon Ivor, opportunities are riper for independent review of this matter. ” pendent review of this last Thursday in Cook “A Song With No Name” mixes the delicate with the “Little” in the classroom, but matter, ” Foxx said in a County court against experimental, striking a fantastic balance. It’s a distinct Kim Foxx, Cook County State’s Attorney the movie ends up feeling statement.

“I welcome Smollett, who is black Jones’ song, with post-production vocal texture. more like a workplace comthis investigation and and gay, in a bid to As a collection of singles, “Begin Again” is less conedy. Chism might have been pledge my full cooperation and the cooperation of recoup the costs of investigating his claim that cerned with generating a cohesive feel throughout the better served daring more my office.” masked men beat him Jan. 29 in Chicago, shouted album—perhaps allowing Jones more creative license adult humor or being conA grand jury indicted the actor on 16 counts slurs and wrapped a rope around his neck. song to song. It’s an entertaining assortment of Jones tent with the PG-13-rated in early March.

Foxx’s office dropped the charges The suit comes after Smollett refused the city’s unrestrained. And as a woman who has accumulated “Little” as family entertainabout three weeks later, giving no detailed explademand that he repay it $130,106. A spokeswoman nine Grammys and has seven albums (not to mention ment. nation for why the case was abandoned.

Smollett for Smollett’s legal team said they had no comment two collaborative albums) under her belt, why have any The pacing is sluggish has maintained his innocence and insisted he was on the lawsuit or Foxx’s request for the inspector restraint? when it should be quickenattacked. general review.

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